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Backwater Jacks
Backwater Jacks
Backwater Jacks

Backwater Jacks Restaurant

Seafood

It's a great place for fresh locally sourced seafood prepared very well, while still in your flip flops. It's a quaint place with nautical decor and a very Jimmy Buffet feel to it, but the food is far from just a "cheeseburger in paradise".

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Location and hours

Location

Location

27598 Marina Point Drive , Bonita Springs, FL

(239) 992-3010

Hours

Hours

Thursday 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM

More details

Delivery
Dine In
Reservations
Takeout
Pickup
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Accessible

Reviews

Overall rating

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4.6

(38 reviews)

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Reviewed on November 23, 2024 Verified Purchase

Found this restaurant on Restaurant.com Whenever we are in SW Fla. we visit. Food and service are wonderful. We will be back.

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Charles M.
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Reviewed on June 27, 2020 Verified Purchase

Great service and fabulous food.

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Jill F.
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Reviewed on June 8, 2020 Verified Purchase

Food and service were excellent.

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Veronica P.
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Reviewed on June 8, 2020 Verified Purchase

Very good food. Glad they did Happy Hour. Glad they did Restaurant.com otherwise the 6 of us would have went somewhere else.

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Timothy H.
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Reviewed on May 30, 2020 Verified Purchase

Food and Nervi e amazing.

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Jill F.
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Reviewed on May 30, 2020 Verified Purchase

Good table service very attentive server (Dennis). Food served promptly. Food served hot. We go to Backwater Jacks Restaurant on any Thursday when the restaurant offers diners their ‘Turkey Thursday’ special.

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Howard G.
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Reviewed on May 23, 2020 Verified Purchase

The food has been great! We are so appreciative of Chef, his care and consideration AND excellent cooking! Nightly regulars are very good. Nightly specials are interesting and creative offering great variety.

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Suzanne W.
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Reviewed on May 15, 2020 Verified Purchase

dennis our waiter was excellent. nice visit with the chef cj bass also.

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Trudy N.
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Reviewed on May 9, 2020 Verified Purchase

GREAT FOOD & STAFF !!! & MUSIC IS GREAT !!!

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Paul D.
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Reviewed on February 21, 2020 Verified Purchase

It was set inside a nice community. Need more signage to direct people into the restaurant. We were sat in a big room full of people stuck in the corner the only table of two. There were open tables outside and they would not allow us to sit outside. We think it was because we were non-residents. We had to wait 15 minutes to process our tab payment. The food was good but the rest was a hassle. Also this will be feedback to restaurant.com: you need to state in the terms that there is a $16 upcharge for non-residents added to your bill. This made our $25 certificate worth only $9.

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Stephanie M.
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Reviewed on February 14, 2020 Verified Purchase

excellent atmosphere, delicious food and great service

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Leo N.
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Reviewed on December 20, 2019 Verified Purchase

dishes would have been half the price anywhere else, considering their quality. server was sweet but obviously new. nice atmosphere, pleasant staff.

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Jane W.
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Reviewed on December 17, 2019 Verified Purchase

Turkey Tuesday is the specialty day I like the most. Sage dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, and several large slices of turkey are very delicious and satisfying... without my having to cook all day!

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David W.
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Reviewed on December 17, 2019 Verified Purchase

Turkey Tuesday is the specialty day I like the most. Sage dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, and several large slices of turkey are very delicious and satisfying... without my having to cook all day!

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David W.
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Reviewed on December 17, 2019 Verified Purchase

Turkey Tuesday is the specialty day I like the most. Sage dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, and several large slices of turkey are very delicious and satisfying... without my having to cook all day!

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David W.
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Reviewed on December 14, 2019 Verified Purchase

Our waitress, Alexa, was GREAT! The ladies that took our reservation were wonderful as well. That's what saved this trip. We were celebrating and thought we would go to Backwater Jacks because we had heard so much about it. What a disappointment. The Coconut Shrimp Appetizer was not completely cooked and we had to send that back. Although I asked to not receive a replacement, the Chef insisted on doing so and we accepted; the second batch was thoroughly cooked as it should be, but by that time I wasn't interested. I had a burger and it was "just a burger", no big deal, which one would expect at that exorbitant price! My daughter had a Crab Cake Sandwich and left most of it except for the top bun. My husband's meal was the best (Fish and Chips) and he had no complaint. Again, Alexa was most attentive and understanding. She saved this rating from being submitted as "Poor". When it came time to pay the bill, the Restaurant.com certificate was immediately accepted. I wanted to use a VISA Gift Card I had received that day, and poor Alexa couldn't get it to work in any way/shape/form. Since then I've validated today that the VISA Gift Card DOES WORK . . . . why it was unable to be used at Backwater Jacks is a mystery; which, then, caused me to charge over $100 on my credit card which I did not want to do. When asked by a friend today about our experience, my daughter gave Backwater Jacks Restaurant "Two Thumbs Down". I concur.

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Lourdes C.
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Reviewed on November 24, 2019 Verified Purchase

Food was great as was the service. Nice location by the water.

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William P.
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Reviewed on November 11, 2019 Verified Purchase

Waitress (I think her name was Louise) was awesome - very friendly. Food was excellent. And the chef even came out to meet us and ask how everything was.

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Teresa S.
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Reviewed on September 6, 2019 Verified Purchase

Jeremy and rest of staff are superb. Great food and atmosphere

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Gregory N.
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Reviewed on May 2, 2019 Verified Purchase

Food was delicious, service was excellent, and ambiance was terrific (we sat on the porch overlooking the water)

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Diane C.
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Reviewed on April 20, 2019 Verified Purchase

Food, service, atmosphere were all excellent! Our new favorite restaurant! We loved dining on the patio with our fur baby! We will be back often!

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Charmaine D.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

Thanks Restaurant.com for helping us find this hidden jet. Our meal was excellent along with great service.

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Jesse S.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

Thanks Restaurant.com for helping us find this hidden jet. Our meal was excellent along with great service.

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Jesse S.
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Reviewed on April 9, 2019 Verified Purchase

Thanks Restaurant.com for helping us find this hidden jet. Our meal was excellent along with great service.

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Jesse S.
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Reviewed on February 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

Great atmosphere at the marina, good food, good wine and great waitress!

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Juliette A.
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Reviewed on February 7, 2019 Verified Purchase

Happy Hour outside at 4pm - very relaxing on a beautiful day. Able to sample wine before ordering, but waitress didn't let us know the wine she recommended was $14/glass. We forgot to ask, and PAID the penalty.

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Susan A.
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Reviewed on February 3, 2019 Verified Purchase

very pleasant experience , we ate in the captains room and were the only party. and an excellent waitress.

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Clifford B.
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Reviewed on February 3, 2019 Verified Purchase

very pleasant experience , we ate in the captains room and were the only party. and an excellent waitress.

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Clifford B.
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Reviewed on February 3, 2019 Verified Purchase

very pleasant experience , we ate in the captains room and were the only party. and an excellent waitress.

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Clifford B.
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Reviewed on February 3, 2019 Verified Purchase

Call for reservation if party of 4 or more, ask for a both. Table for four very small.

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Ed C.
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Reviewed on January 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

Great experience Everyone was so nice and service was wonderful Food was delicious

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Richard W.
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Reviewed on December 20, 2018 Verified Purchase

The atmosphere wa welcoming and pleasant. The hostess and waiter (Eddie) were outstanding. The food was off the hook wonderful. We will absolutely go back. Thanks to restaurant.com for this introduction!

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David M.
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Reviewed on December 20, 2018 Verified Purchase

The atmosphere wa welcoming and pleasant. The hostess and waiter (Eddie) were outstanding. The food was off the hook wonderful. We will absolutely go back. Thanks to restaurant.com for this introduction!

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David M.
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Reviewed on December 20, 2018 Verified Purchase

The atmosphere wa welcoming and pleasant. The hostess and waiter (Eddie) were outstanding. The food was off the hook wonderful. We will absolutely go back. Thanks to restaurant.com for this introduction!

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David M.
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Reviewed on December 19, 2018 Verified Purchase

while we only had drinks and apps during happy hour, it was very good.

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Rita P.
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Reviewed on December 8, 2018 Verified Purchase

Our server was great. I had the salmon excellent and cooked perfectly.Husband had a burger menu has as little of everything.

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Linda H.
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Reviewed on November 13, 2018 Verified Purchase

Great waiter. When asked about a seasoning used in the grouper tacos he said he didn't know but actually called me back the next day with the answer to my question. Now that's SERVICE!!!!!

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Gregory B.
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Reviewed on November 2, 2018 Verified Purchase

The food did not have much flavor kind of blah. would not order again. I had seafood. Had heard the food is still not that good.

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Linda H.

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